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ArticleChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2016

Picolinic acids as β-exosite inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxin A light chain.

Paul T Bremer, Song Xue, Kim D Janda

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Article in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Botulinum neurotoxin: from molecular pathogenesis to emerging countermeasures.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  4. Metal Ions Effectively Ablate the Action of Botulinum Neurotoxin A.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Paul T BremerDepartments of Chemistry, Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kdjanda@scripps.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-1743
Song XueDepartments of Chemistry, Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kdjanda@scripps.edu.
Kim D JandaDepartments of Chemistry, Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kdjanda@scripps.edu.
Scripps Research Institute · US

Funding

A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Treatment of Botulinum IntoxicationR01AI119564 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI JANDA, KIM · 2016 to 2019
$2.3M
Using Allosteric Inhibition as a Means to Ablate Botulinum Neurotoxin ProteaseR21AI117878 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI JANDA, KIM · 2016 to 2017
$529k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI119564NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI117878
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In developing small-molecule inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A light chain (BoNT/A LC), substituted picolinic acids were identified. Extensive investigation into the SAR of the picolinic acid scaffold revealed 5-(1-butyl-4-chloro-1H-indol-2-yl)picolinic acid (CBIP), which possessed low micromolar activity against BoNT/A. Kinetic and docking studies demonstrated binding of CBIP to the β-exosite: a largely unexplored site on the LC that holds therapeutic relevance for botulism treatment.

Indexed as

Botulinum Toxins, Type AHumansIron Chelating AgentsPicolinic AcidsProtease InhibitorsBotulinum Toxins, Type AIron Chelating Agentspicolinic acidPicolinic AcidsProtease Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID27722252
PMCPMC5085802
OpenAlexW2526624501

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